Arnie

markpb

There's a video of Arnie giving a press conference about the fires in California. Am I the only one who still can't take him seriously as a politican?

One Cold Hand

No!

peasant

I never could take him serious even as an actor

One Cold Hand

Is that link working for everyone else?

Anyway his prank calls are the funniest

Dinxminx

Can't take him seriously full stop!

Dragan

Arnie is the king.

He overcame all sorts of set backs, such as a stupid accent, to get where he is today.

cornbb

Dragan wrote: »

He overcame all sorts of set backs, such as a stupid accent, to get where he is today.

I'd say he'd be far less memorable without the stupid accent

markpb

Try the link in IE, it works best there. If you open it in Firefox, it tries to open the video in WMP which doesn't always work.

gcgirl

see arnie in Pumping Iron ! he is brill!

cournioni

peasant wrote: »

I never could take him serious even as an actor

He's still a legend though!

Red Hand

Take him seriously as a politician, not as an actor.

togster

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

He's still a legend though!

+1

ferdi

markpb wrote: »

There's a video of Arnie giving a press conference about the fires in California. Am I the only one who still can't take him seriously as a politican?

you'll take him seriously when he crushes your puny skull between his mighty austrian thighs!!!

Terry

Say what you will about him. He achieved his goals in life.

faceman

Terry wrote: »

Say what you will about him. He achieved his goals in life.

thats what kinda scary about him. He talks about it during the whole Pumping iron thingie. He set his goals and he achieved them with the exception of being us presi.

still who can forget the whole "eating is not cheating" story! Full credit to the man!

rubadub

faceman wrote: »

He set his goals and he achieved them with the exception of being us presi.!

Yeah with a little help from his friends called roids, he must be proud as punch that his name is used as a nickname for steroids.

faceman wrote: »

still who can forget the whole "eating is not cheating" story! Full credit to the man!

Just googled that now! classic

Upon being found in a trailer with his face between some lady's legs, he turns round and says to the person who's caught him:

"Eating is not cheating"

Tzetze

"The son of an SS nazi officer, Schwarzenegger has publicly stated that he has dreamed of being a dictator and that he admires Hitler. He campaigned for war criminal Kurt Waldhiem after it had been made public that he was a top nazi."

from www.arnoldexposed.com

Top bloke alright. :rolleyes:

Senna

and the American people are just stupid enough to make him president (after Hillary of course)

Dragan

Senna wrote: »

and the American people are just stupid enough to make him president (after Hillary of course)

Can't happen as far as i am aware?

Need to actually be born in the land of free i thought?

Tzetze

Dragan wrote: »

Can't happen as far as i am aware?

Need to actually be born in the land of free i thought?

Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the US Constitution States: No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.


His supporters are currently trying to move a bill through congress to amend (bork) this part of the constitution.

Jumpy

Is he not a citizen?

Degsy

Tzetze wrote: »

Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the US Constitution States: No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.


His supporters are currently trying to move a bill through congress to amend (bork) this part of the constitution.

I think this has been called an "Enabling act" before.;)
I like the guy,anybody who overcame that haircut to become an international superstar deserves ruhspec.

Degsy

Tzetze wrote: »

"The son of an SS nazi officer, Schwarzenegger has publicly stated that he has dreamed of being a dictator and that he admires Hitler. He campaigned for war criminal Kurt Waldhiem after it had been made public that he was a top nazi."

from www.arnoldexposed.com

Top bloke alright. :rolleyes:

Crap and bollocks.Arnold's father was police chief NOT an SS officer,he never said he dreamed of being a dictator and he mentioned Hitler as being a leader,not somebody he admires.Nelson Mandella was a far worse criminal than Kurt Watlheim yet people campaigned for HIS release...

Tzetze

Degsy wrote: »

Crap and bollocks.Arnold's father was police chief NOT an SS officer,he never said he dreamed of being a dictator and he mentioned Hitler as being a leader,not somebody he admires.Nelson Mandella was a far worse criminal than Kurt Watlheim yet people campaigned for HIS release...

Looks like the site I linked got the SS membership wrong. He was in fact a member of the Nazi SA, Stormtroopers, (joined May '39) in which he became a ranked officer.

In '47 he joined the police.

USA TODAY.com

I see Wiki only mentions the police role.

Degsy

Tzetze wrote: »

Looks like the site I linked got the SS membership wrong. He was in fact a member of the Nazi SA, Stormtroopers, (joined May '39) in which he became a ranked officer.

In '47 he joined the police.

USA TODAY.com

I see Wiki only mentions the police role.

It doesnt matter what his father used to be in fairness.His father could have been a concentration camp guard and it doesnt mean he's want to emulate him.

Jello

Yeah I find it hard to take him seriously as a politician, watching that clip, I still expect him to say stuff like:
''I want your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle''
''I'll be back''
''Come with me if you want to live!''
''Stick around''

MooseJam

Arnie is a Ledge that is all.

Manic Moran

The Governator is probably the best California Governor since Reagan. His approval ratings are very high, especially considering he's associated with the minority party around these parts. (CA being heavily Democratic). Even staunch Democratic supporters like the Bay Area newspapers in the last election endorsed Arnie. The people I know who work with him also say good things.

He's made a few blunders, but has learned from them. He speaks his mind, plainly, and has not been caught saying one thing and doing another. I'm not happy about some of the anti-gun legislation he's signed, but he's not signed it all, he's something of a compromiser trying to balance both sides of the spectrum: He's also not a leading gay rights activist, for example, just to keep the left honest. He's also fairly good at public speaking, accent aside. He came down to visit us at Ft Irwin, and spoke without cue cards quite well.

Oh, and he used to be a tanker. That can't be bad.

NTM

cooperguy

Manic Moran wrote:

I'm not happy about some of the anti-gun legislation he's signed

He's signed anti-gun legislation. Ok he has just gone up in my ratings

Manic Moran

cooperguy wrote: »

He's signed anti-gun legislation. Ok he has just gone up in my ratings

Well, he's vetoed some as well. He's running at about 50-50. From my point of view, a definite improvement over likely alternatives or his predecessor who would have likely signed them all. He's actually vetoed quite a lot of legislation he doesn't like.

NTM